Tobacco pipe, pottery; turtle effigy. Rohrer: proverb: Every creature, also man, has what he needs and uses for his living. (The animal, turtle, has no cloak, but never gets cold.” Every man reaches his goal slowly.
Donor:
Mary Winship Kingsley
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ashanti, West Africa
Culture or time period:
Ashanti
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
July 24, 1948
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1975-1976 #7: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (August 21, 1975–November 20, 1975)